Ah, Disney races … It’s been a while for me and I forgot how painful it is to get up so ridiculously early to run – especially when you’ve spent a full day in the parks. I woke up at 3:00AM, got dressed, packed up what I needed, mixed my Nuun and headed to the…

Sunday – 5 miles Well, what can I say? This was planned, but it didn’t happen. I’ve been having a strange pain in the back of my right leg that I thought was hamstring pain so I took a rest day. I also was feeling a little under the weather with some kind of head…

*~*~*~*~Happy New Year!~*~*~*~* Sunday – 12 Miles This was a pretty eventful run. I actually slept in and got a later morning start. The weather was perfect too. I was still sore from my Friday workout so it wasn’t the most comfortable run. I also have a bit of a mild cold, but nothing major…

A New Year. A blank slate!Last year, I was very much in a no-pressure mindset being just a few months into running again. I really took it day by day but still accomplished quite a lot nonetheless. Next week, I’ll be starting with a coach. Other than a personal trainer I had one day a…

A year ago, I was about 3 months into running again having started over from nothing in September 2017. I was taking the approach of one run at a time, taking my time and not putting any pressure on myself. Around this time, I was just starting to do slow 10 mile runs and imagining…

What a fantastic week it has been! I so love the holidays and despite our crazy week with the flood leading up to Christmas, I was still so grateful to be with my family despite it all. Workouts weren’t easy to fit in and it didn’t always happen. I ate and drank too much as…

This was an absolutely insane week. I felt like I was in great shape with Christmas coming. All my shopping was done. Food ready to go with family coming and us hosting. But, you can’t plan for everything. The week has been a blur, but I’ll try to recap. Sunday – 10 miles We got…

Courtney from Eat, Pray, Run DC is hosting a Year of Running link-up and I figured I’d join. Best race experience: Funny thing – I rarely do shorter distances. My favorite distance is the half-marathon. This year, I decided to run the Run for Santa 5k and it ended up being the best race experience…

Most people seem to prefer summer, but I really love this time of year. I don’t miss Virginia humidity at all. Winter running is a joy! I’ve also noticed that we’ve also been lucky to have the most incredible sunrises most mornings. It’s such a beautiful way to start the day. On to my week…

I didn’t have any goals for this race, but it was still an important one for me. Last year, I really wanted to do it, but I was only a few months into running again and since there was a time limit, I wasn’t confident that it was a good idea. As much as I…